Hedwig and the Angry Inch by Atomic Vaudeville June 7-18, 2017. A review. Exploding onto the stage in riotous glory, then proceeding to regale the audience in low confessional tones, before rocking hard, Griffin Lea, in complete control of the room from the opening number, teases and tantalizes as Hedwig in Atomic Vaudeville’s production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, currently playing at the Metro Studio Theatre until June 18th. What’s … [Read more...]
Avenue Q by the CCPA Alumni Company May 31-June 17 2017. A review.
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Avenue Q by the CCPA Alumni Company May 31-June 17 2017. A review. Avenue Q has been described as “Sesame Street for adults”. It’s easy to see why the show is attracting new audiences to the Performance Hall at the Canadian College of Performing Arts—loveable puppets (with the exception of the Gary Coleman puppet which was built locally by Pamela Stringer, the others are rented), catchy and audacious lyrics, upbeat choreography (Sarah Murphy), … [Read more...]
Born Yesterday at Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre May 30-June 11 2017. A review.
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Born Yesterday at Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre May 30-June 11 2017. A review. What felicitous and preternatural ability did Brian Richmond, Artistic Director of Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, possess to program the never-more-topical Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin for the second production of the 2017 season? Harry Brock (Jacob Richmond) is a wealthy junk dealer, come to Washington in the hopes of making the deal of his career by bribing a … [Read more...]
Last Train In by Adam Grant-Warren. A review.
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Last Train In by Adam Grant-Warren. A review. An audience is often complicit in how a story is told—particularly for solo artists (on the Fringe circuit and elsewhere). Popular narratives sell tickets, thus engendering more popular narratives, ad infinitum. Love conquers all, coming of age, overcoming a challenge—these are some of the more common tropes. Equally popular is “person with a disability triumphs”. During the Diversity Panel … [Read more...]
I’m Doing This For You by Haley McGee. Intrepid Theatre Uno Fest 2017. Review.
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I’m Doing This For You by Haley McGee. Intrepid Theatre Uno Fest 2017. Review. Underneath the winsome veneer and placating manner, Haley McGee’s character in the darkly disturbing (and oh-so-funny) I’m Doing This For You is brilliantly fragile, seesawing between conspiratorially recruiting the audience into her party plans, and despair as events swiftly go off the rails. From the outset, she’s the perfect hostess, seeking help with blowing … [Read more...]
4 1/2 (ig)noble truths by Thomas McKechnie at Intrepid Theatre Uno Fest 2017. A review.
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4 1/2 (ig)noble truths by Thomas McKechnie at Intrepid Theatre Uno Fest 2017. A review. Raw, chaotic, poetic—4 ½ (ig)noble truths by Thomas McKechie at the 20th annual UNO Fest gets under your skin and worms its way into your psyche with a never ending onslaught of words, thoughts and actions. The set design is meticulous—tall white pillars constructed of Coroplast, edged in blue, and a low table, each topped with a range of objects—a … [Read more...]
Quiver at Intrepid Theatre Uno Fest 2017. Interview with Anna Chatterton.
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Quiver at Intrepid Theatre Uno Fest 2017. Interview with Anna Chatterton. What sparked the creation of this show (can you speak to the creation process)? Is this your first one person show? This is my first solo show! This story is inspired by my teenage self and is a fictional account of that time in my life. I am playing a fictional and dramatic version of myself, my older sister, and my mother. I wrote Quiver as my thesis project … [Read more...]
Small Town Hoser Spic at Intrepid Theatre Uno Fest 2017. Interview with Pedro Chamale and Derek Chan.
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Small Town Hoser Spic at Intrepid Theatre Uno Fest 2017. Interview with Pedro Chamale and Derek Chan. Derek Chan and Pedro Chamale are rice and beans theatre. What sparked the creation of this show? Is this Pedro’s first one person show? Derek: I’ll leave the spark of creation in regards to this specific piece to Pedro, but in general, a lot of our work comes from bouncing ideas back and forth between the two of us. Even outside of … [Read more...]
Vino Buono presents The Fitting Room and Snowfrog May 10-12 2017. Interview with Kat Taddei
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Vino Buono presents The Fitting Room and Snowfrog May 10-12 2017. Interview with Kat Taddei Founded in 2016, Vino Buono Productions is one of Victoria's newest theatre companies; artistic director Kat Taddei was kind enough to answer a few question about their first season, and about their upcoming double bill. Can you speak to your inaugural season choices—why did you choose The Fitting Room and Snowfrog? These are two pieces of new … [Read more...]
Jocasta Regina by Nancy Huston at Theatre Inconnu May 2-20, 2017. A review.
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Jocasta Regina by Nancy Huston at Theatre Inconnu May 2-20, 2017. A review. Wendy Magahay (Jocasta) and Monty Bjornson (Oedipus) light up the stage with their sexy frolicking in Jocasta Regina, Nancy Huston’s female-centric retelling of the Oedipus myth, currently at Theatre Inconnu until May 20th. Not in recent memory has there been such a passionate, believable, down-to-earth depiction of a fervent long-term loving marriage. The fact that … [Read more...]
